How Hill Track

How Hill Track

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Suffolk
Grid reference	[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	3.1 hectares [1]
Notification	1986 [1]
Location map	Magic Map

How Hill Track is a 3.1-hectare (7.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Mildenhall in Suffolk. ^{[1] [2]} It is in the Breckland Special Protection Area under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. ^{[3] [4]}

This is described by Natural England as a grassland site which provides suitable conditions for seven rare plants, including perennial knawel, small alison, purple-stem cat's tail and sickle medick. ^[5]

There is access to this site, which is now mainly woodland, from a footpath which runs along its southern edge.

References

1. "Designated Sites View: How Hill Track". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
2. "Map of How Hill Track". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
3. "Designated Sites View: Breckland". Special Protection Area. Natural England. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
4. "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Breckland" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
5. "How Hill Track citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2017.

52°21′29″N0°34′23″E / 52.358°N 0.573°E / 52.358; 0.573